Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
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NGC 2174, John Bozeman
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NGC 2174

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NGC 2174

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NGC 2174 is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth. The nebula may have formed through hierarchical collapse.

Composite image of DSS-II data (75%) and WISE IR data (25%).

2nd Digital Sky Survey data:

Red and Blue plates.

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) IR Data:

Color Mapped:

Red - 22 micron IR
Green - 12 micron IR
Cyan - 4.6 micron IR
Blue - 3.4 micron IR

Processed with Registar, GraXpert, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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NGC 2174, John Bozeman